Description

This text is a contribution to the theory of the language education curriculum. It explores key aspects of the current debate on language teaching and examines the important issues of the learning process, the central concepts of authenticity, motivation and language awareness, exploring each issue from new angles, making an actual contribution to the theory rather than merely discussing the current situation. The book also outlines the procedures of new developments in curriculum theory and shows how they can be applied in practice in the language classroom.

Author Biography

Leo van Lier is Professor of Educational Linguistics at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA.